Unit 12: Agriculture

Aims and Objectives

In this unit you will learn and practise vocabulary related to agribusiness.

You will practise the following skills and functions:

• listening for detail
• passing on messages

The grammar focus of this unit is:

• Reported Speech

Vocabulary

	jatky
	zemědělství
	ječmen
	fazole
	rozmanitost živočišných druhů
	dobytek
	obilniny
	venkov
	kráva
	plodiny
	chov dojných zvířat
	životní prostředí, týkající se životního prostředí
	farma
	plodný
	umělé hnojivo
	pole
	květiny
	lesnictví
	ovoce
	tráva
	lokalita, naleziště
	žně
	stádo
	nesoucí velkou úrodu
	koně
	půda
	ve velkém měřítku
	dobytek
	kukuřice
	zahradničení pro účely trhu
	mechanizovaný
	organický
	pesticid
	prase
	opatření
	drůbež
	kořenové rostliny
	rotace
	semeno
	ovce
	v malém měřítku
	půda
	podpora
	kultivovat
	růst
	zasadit
	obdělávat půdu
	zelenina
	pšenice
	zvířata žijící ve volné přírodě

Exercises

Section 1: Vocabulary Practice

Fill in the correct translation for each of the terms below.

1. farma [?]
2. ječmen [?]
3. semeno [?]
4. lesnictví [?]
5. drůbež [?]
6. pole [?]
7. opatření [?]
8. pšenice [?]
9. ovce [?]
10. plodiny [?]
11. mechanizovaný [?]
12. obilniny [?]
13. plodný [?]
14. životní prostředí, týkající se životního prostředí [?]
15. umělé hnojivo [?]
16. zasadit [?]
17. kultivovat [?]
18. růst [?]
19. zemědělství [?]
20. kráva [?]
21. dobytek [?]
22. tráva [?]
23. ovoce [?]
24. jatky [?]
25. květiny [?]
26. ve velkém měřítku [?]
27. kořenové rostliny [?]
28. kukuřice [?]
29. venkov [?]
30. zahradničení pro účely trhu [?]
31. žně [?]
32. v malém měřítku [?]
33. podpora [?]
34. rotace [?]
35. stádo [?]
36. chov dojných zvířat [?]
37. prase [?]
38. půda [?]
39. lokalita, naleziště [?]
40. rozmanitost živočišných druhů [?]
41. organický [?]
42. koně [?]
43. nesoucí velkou úrodu [?]
44. zelenina [?]
45. fazole [?]
46. zvířata žijící ve volné přírodě [?]
47. obdělávat půdu [?]
48. pesticid [?]

Section 2: Listening Comprehension

Chose the correct answer.

Recording: show transcript

This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:

1. How many people worldwide work on farms?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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2. Where do the majority of farmers live?

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   b. 
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3. How is most food produced in developed countries?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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4. Large-scale farming depends on:

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as part of integrated food production?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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Chose the correct answer.

Recording: show transcript

This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:

1. Who are farms mostly owned by in the developing world?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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2. What do these small farmers do mostly with their produce?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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3. How have small farmers started to generate income?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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4. Which of the following would you NOT consider to be 'household essentials'?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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Chose the correct answer.

Recording: show transcript

This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:

1. What did Mr. Bullock do when he left school?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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2. How long has Mr Bullock been a farmer?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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3. How did Mr. Bullock get into farming?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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4. What kind of animals does he have most of?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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5. Who do farmers sell their livestock to nowadays?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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6. How has this change affected the farmer's profits?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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Chose the correct answer.

Recording: show transcript

This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:

1. What does Mr. Bullock grow on his farm?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

   [?]
2. What does Mr. Bullock feed the young stock?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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3. Does Mr. Bullock think that subsidies are a good idea?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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4. What does Mr. Bullock find a nightmare?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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5. What are arable crops?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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Chose the correct answer.

Recording: show transcript

This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:

1. What does a market gardener do?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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2. Originally the Hills wanted to:

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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3. What do they grow?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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4. How do the Hills grow vegetables without using chemical pesticides?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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5. Why did the Hills start selling their produce?

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   b. 
   c. 
   

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Section 3: General Comprehension

For each of the statements below, choose True or False.

This exercise can be also done purely aurally/orally:

1. If you don't use pesticides you can grow organic food.

   
   
   

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2. Some crops can be grown both in winter and in summer.

   
   
   

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3. Supermarkets never buy organic vegetables or fruit from local market gardens.

   
   
   

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4. Most small farmers have control over the distribution of their produce.

   
   
   

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5. Natural fertiliser comes from farm animals such as cows, horses and pigs.

   
   
   

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6. Large-scale commercial farming damages the environment.

   
   
   

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7. More and more people want to know where the food they eat comes from.

   
   
   

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8. Large-scale farmers sell nearly all their produce.

   
   
   

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9. Most food in developed countries is organically grown.

   
   
   

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10. Farmers need to know what crops to rotate.